Evolving infinitely from ground zero

Luo Qianxue suddenly showed up and announced she had remembered everything, revealing her identity as Bai Xue, which completely caught Lin Zichen and Shen Qinghan off guard.

The situation was so sudden that it took both of them by surprise.

"So... you remembered everything?"

Shen Qinghan, coming back to her senses, asked Luo Qianxue.

Luo Qianxue, with a cold voice, replied, "Yes."

Then, the atmosphere turned somewhat awkward.

The three of them standing at the door didn't know what to say next.

After all, second grade in elementary school was 12 years ago.

With so much time having passed, any so-called friendship had already faded.

Not to mention, it was just a childhood friendship.

Childhood friendships are the least lasting, the kind that can be forgotten in a few days, incredibly fickle.

"Would you like to come in and sit down?"

Shen Qinghan, uncharacteristically, invited, "I kind of miss those second-grade days, why don't we sit down with some tea and chat about those fun times?"

Faced with Shen Qinghan's invitation, Luo Qianxue declined without a second thought, "No, I just came to tell you both that I've remembered everything. That's all."

After speaking, Luo Qianxue turned around and left, showing no interest in reminiscing, her demeanor especially cold.

Shen Qinghan didn't expect her to just leave, and was momentarily stunned.

After a moment, coming to her senses,

Shen Qinghan opened her mouth to call Luo Qianxue back to chat,

but before she could make a sound, Lin Zichen said, "Don't call out, let her go. It was just a trivial moment during our second grade, nothing worth reminiscing about."

Shen Qinghan didn't say anything, just quietly watched Luo Qianxue's departing figure, feeling somewhat bitter.

She had started to realize.

The time from second grade, only she cared about.

Neither Lin Zichen nor Luo Qianxue cared.

It turned out that, from the beginning to the end, she was the only one who took their childhood friendship seriously.

She headed back to the dorm.

She closed the dorm door.

Sitting cross-legged on the bed with a touch of melancholy, Shen Qinghan asked, "Lin Zi, what do you think about our friendship with Bai Xue back in second grade?"

Lin Zichen honestly said, "It was just a little episode of childhood, nothing special."

"Is that so..."

Shen Qinghan felt even more disheartened.

Seeing her mood low, Lin Zichen started massaging her tender feet while soothingly saying,

"It's down to personality. You are more sentimental and cherish every emotional connection, while someone like me and Luo Qianxue, who are emotionally colder, don't care much and find it insignificant."

"But I don't think you are emotionally cold; you have always been very nice to me, doting on me since we were kids."

Shen Qinghan said, pursing her lips.

Lin Zichen, "It's different. We've grown up together, every single day since we were capable of remembering. The affection built over all these years can't be compared to an inconsequential elementary school friendship."

"That makes sense."

Shen Qinghan smiled, but it seemed forced, her heart still filled with sadness.

Seeing this, Lin Zichen didn't try to console her further.

It was a matter of temperament, and consoling wouldn't help.

...

Time passed in the blink of an eye.

A few days later,

the battlefield outside the city was completely cleared, and life within the city had returned to normal.

Inside the city's exchange hall,

Lin Zichen and Shen Qinghan, bearing the Source Crystals scavenged from the great battle, joined a less crowded line at a service window to exchange their Source Crystals for Contribution Points.

Then, they would use the Contribution Points to exchange for needed Evolution Resources.

About fifteen minutes passed.

Lin Zichen exchanged all the brought Source Crystals for Contribution Points, amounting to over twenty thousand.

His transaction stunned everyone in the hall.

In many people's eyes, Lin Zichen and Shen Qinghan were still a pair of newcomers who hadn't been in the Origin Land for long.

But this newcomer pair managed to secure such a significant haul in their first major battle, which seemed almost defiance of the natural order.

Facing the astonished looks and continuous murmurs of those around him,

Lin Zichen felt no inner stir, and simply moved to another side to use the newly acquired Contribution Points to exchange for Evolution Resources.

More than twenty thousand Contribution Points seemed a lot,

but it was still far from enough to exchange for even the cheapest Epic Level Evolution Resource, which started at one hundred thousand points.

As evolution progressed to later stages, the resources required exponentially increased.

Ah, it's tough...

Lin Zichen sighed internally.

Then, he exchanged all twenty thousand points for Rare Level Evolution Resources, specifically the Exotic Fruits that could boost Qi-Blood and Spirit.

Back at the dorm,

Lin Zichen and Shen Qinghan each took half of the acquired Rare Level Exotic Fruits and consumed every single one.

After devouring more than a dozen Rare Level Exotic Fruits,

a textual notification slowly emerged from the void.

[Your Biological Level has successfully evolved from "Rare Third Order" to "Rare Sixth Order"]n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Another three levels evolved...

That's astounding.

Looking at the notification in the void, Lin Zichen felt slightly excited.

Compared to him, Shen Qinghan not only felt exhilarated, but she was completely thrilled.

"Lin Zi, I evolved to Rare Fifth Order, how about you?"

Shen Qinghan asked Lin Zichen excitedly.

Lin Zichen answered, "Rare Sixth Order."

Shen Qinghan beamed happily, "I knew it was Rare Sixth Order, I evolved three levels, and I was sure you did too."

With several past experiences as reference, she had figured out the pattern of their evolution compared to each other.

Under the same Evolution Resources, the scope of their enhancement was almost identical.